11/28/2009

This is the Byahl Me Shik Dang in Jangandong, my neighborhood in Seoul. I've eaten here a few times with my friend Hyung Shik. The first time I didn't really care for sam bab, meat (in this case pork bellies) wrapped in various leaves, but like most Korean food, I now crave it occasionally. Aside from the meat, this meal would be a vegan's dream. (Most Korean restaurants offer traditional floor seating. I find it's more comfortable to take your shoes off and sit on the floor.)

11/24/2009

Every Sunday I drink makgoli (rice wine) with my friends. Many times we end up at Won Bang At Gan, a tofu place in Achesan. The place makes dobu (tofu) and soondobu (soft tofu) fresh everyday. They keep kong (soy beans) in a refrigerator next to the Jang Su makgoli. My Korean brother Hyung (which means brother in Korean, but his real name is Yu Jay Gin) likes to hang out in places that haven't changed much since the 1970s. Which is awesome, it's like traveling through time, plus the prices haven't changed much. A thousand won is about 85 cents.

11/18/2009

This is day and night out my window at Hyundai Venture Ville in Dongdaemun, Seoul, South Korea. It's not a bad view. In the summer it's a little noisy if I leave the windows open. Perfectly directed though, the sun shines in, in the morning.p.s. Obama just flew into Seoul

Happy Veterans Day! This is a picture of some children on the outskirts of Kandahar in early 2002. We used to throw them our rations, and candy if we had it, on patrols though the villages of Kandahar.